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X-mas 2010

Here is our christmas family photo for 2010. All the pictures we took the dogs have 'alien eyes' and I can't figure out how to fix them, oh well. They were really good (for the most part) during photos this year. Also we are wearing our grandma pajamas. I decided to go with a nice pair of camo fleece PJs this year.

So funny story. I got 3 new guns during the month of December... About a week and a half before christmas I decided to buy myself a new .375 H&H mag. I had been doing research a little less then a month, and settled on the remington XCR II. I also purchased a Leopold 3x-9x scope to go along with it, mount / rings, and a sweet new sling. the whole set up just how I wanted it for my Kodiak Bear hunt coming up this May. Then, just before my parents go down to Utah for Xmas my dad gives me his Browning Citori 12 ga. for Xmas. I couldn't beleive it!! I was super stoked, I love that shotgun. And then Xmas morning, I unwrapped Rachels final gift to me and guess what it is!?!?!?! I new .338 Win Mag Remington XCR II!!! Rachel had bought it months before, the exact same gun I had just purchased weeks earlier (just in a different caliber). I couldn't stop laughing all morning. Rachel really knows me well. Rachel thought I wouldn't really want it because I already had an XCR II, but quite contrary.... I love the XCR II and thats why I bought it in the first place, Im super excited to have both. I ordered a Burris 4.5x-12 scope to put on my .338 Win Mag. I can't wait for it to get here!!!

This Christmas came and went pretty fast this year. I got some awesome presents, and so did Rachel (a nook, kitchen aid mixer, and coach purse to name a few). She did a wonderful job of decorating the tree and fireplace this year. And Rachel made lots of my favorite cookies.

fishing at the russian 2010

the old pro going to work

Me working hard to get some fish

father and son living the AK dream....

So here are some more old photos from this past summer. these are from a fishing trip me, rachel, and dad took down to the russian. really poor red salmon run this year unfortunately. the only fish that we caught on this trip was a rainbow that dad caught. i'm glad we caught something at least. better luck next year.

Halloween, Wonderland style

This Halloween I was actually off which was so exciting cause I love to hand out candy and see all the little costumes. Unfortunately we don't have many kids on our street so i didn't get that many trick or treaters. I wanted to carve scary pumkins and decorate the porch really spooky but as always I didn't have enough time between work, school and hunting. It was still fun though! On Saturday the 30th Eagle River Elementary school had their Halloween carnival so I took the night off of work to dress up with my sister Nicky and her kids and help out at the carnival. Our theme this year was Tim Burton's Alice and wonderland. I was supposed to be Tweedle Dee but the costume we wanted never came into stock and I couldn't find the parts to make my own, so I had to go as Dorthy from the wizard of Oz. I had a great time going through the haunted house, doing the cake walk and trick or treating in the halls. So here are a few pictures from the night of the carnival and our adventure in Wonderland. I'm also throwing in a picture of the three stooges (the dogs) that Bryce took recently. Prudhoe and Sadie are inseperable little trouble makers!

A small collection of my flowers

I'm really slow about getting stuff on here cause I'm always busy, but now that i have taught Bryce to use the blog I'm hoping since he has so much free time he will get on here and update everyone with pictures and stories. Summer is long over and greatly missed and I never got a chance to post any pictures of my flowers. I'm already planning the gardens for next year!

The puppies enjoying their gifts from Santa and cuddling with dad

Here are a few pictures of the dogs playing with their dad and the toys they got. And one of them all cuddling on the couch. i took them with new camera Bryce got me for Christmas that I am still learning to use.

Puppies opening presents

I somehow managed to not take a single picture of Bryce or myself opening our Christmas presents but I did get a few snap shots of the puppies. In one picture Prudhoe is even smiling despite the huge roll of giftwrap in his mouth. The Puppie made out like bandits on Christmas they got a fetch it from mom and dad, bones from Grandma Great, and to Prudhoe's absolute joy and entire bag of tennis balls from Grandma Lisa and Grandpa Terry (they're his favorite toy!).